25 m. ago Diddy's six words to his mother as he left court on eve of verdict: Live updates

The 55-year-old rapper faces life in prison if convicted of the top charge - which the jury is yet to reach a verdict on.

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28 m. ago Spanish police investigate Catalan wildfire deaths as extreme temperatures grip Europe – live updates

Two victims believed to be farm workers who were trapped by the flames as they tried to reach their vehiclesPolitical cowardice hindering Europe’s climate effortsIn other high stake talks, EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič will be in Washington today in another attempt to strike a tariff deal with the US before the 9 July deadline next week.Our Brussels correspondent Jennifer Rankin takes a look at the EU’s longest-serving commissioner, who has built up a reputation as a reliable and trustworthy fixer. Continue reading...

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28 m. ago Johnson to quell internal House Republican revolt over Senate changes to Trump’s tax bill – live updates

House vote expected to be tight after so-called ‘big beautiful bill’ cleared the Senate by the narrowest of margins with JD Vance breaking a tieWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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35 m. ago Starmer fails to guarantee chancellor’s future and does not rule out tax rises to fund welfare concessions – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch tells PM the welfare bill is a ‘pointless waste of time’ after climbdown heads off Labour revoltWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says ministerOn Wednesday, Angela Rayner sought to reassure people who had been “scared” about the proposed benefits changes, reports the PA news agency.Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine, the deputy prime minister said:Anyone listening to your show today, they know that there will be no changes to their welfare.I want to make sure that people are reassured by that, because a lot of people have been scared about what’s going to happen. Continue reading...

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38 m. ago Wimbledon 2025 live: Britons Kartal and Norrie on court in second round after rain delays

Follow live updates and scores from day three of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club

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86 m. ago British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Latest score and updates as tourists hit back to lead after sloppy start

The Lions grace one of the venues for the three Australia Tests as they take on a strong Super Rugby Pacific side

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92 m. ago Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill heads to House – US politics live

Vote expected to be tight after so-called ‘big beautiful bill’ cleared the Senate by the narrowest of margins with JD Vance breaking a tieSenate Republicans pass Trump’s sweeping policy billWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Legally mandated US national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their back yards from a warming world.Scientists said the peer-reviewed authoritative reports save money and lives. Websites for the national assessments and the US Global Change Research Program were down Monday and Tuesday with no links, notes or referrals elsewhere. The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within Nasa to comply with the law, but gave no further details. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Three die in Spain as extreme temperatures grip Europe – live updates

Two people killed in Catalan wildfires and a child reportedly succumbs to heatstroke in a car in the regionPolitical cowardice hindering Europe’s climate effortsIn other high stake talks, EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič will be in Washington today in another attempt to strike a tariff deal with the US before the 9 July deadline next week.Our Brussels correspondent Jennifer Rankin takes a look at the EU’s longest-serving commissioner, who has built up a reputation as a reliable and trustworthy fixer. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Latest score and updates as tourists hit back after sloppy start

The Lions grace one of the venues for the three Australia Tests as they take on a strong Super Rugby Pacific side

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2 h. ago Wimbledon 2025 live: Rain delays start of play before Britons on court in second round

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3 h. ago M60 LIVE updates as drivers stuck in major delays AGAIN following three

The crash has involved a lorry, van and a car

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3 h. ago Wimbledon 2025 live: Novak Djokovic credits ‘miracle pills’ for win, Sonay Kartal first Briton on court

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3 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Latest score and updates as tourists forced into late change

The Lions grace one of the venues for the three Australia Tests as they take on a strong Super Rugby Pacific side

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4 h. ago Lions vs Queensland Reds LIVE: Match stream, latest score and updates from 2025 tour match

Andy Farrell’s side hoping for another big win over Super Rugby opposition in midweek clash in Brisbane

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4 h. ago Welfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says senior minister

Pat McFadden says U-turn will change calculations, as IFS says tax rises in autumn look increasingly likelyUK politics live – latest updatesThere will be “a cost” to the government’s climbdown on welfare changes at the budget, one of Keir Starmer’s senior ministers has said, as a leading fiscal thinktank said new tax rises appeared increasingly likely.Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, defended Starmer and the work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, after the second reading of the government’s main welfare bill passed its first Commons test only after a central element was removed. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Diddy verdict live: Jury deadlocked on final, most serious count as deliberations continue for third day

Jurors in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex-trafficking trial remain split on racketeering conspiracy charge, with some holding ‘unpersuadable opinions’

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5 h. ago British and Irish Lions vs Queensland Reds live: Latest score and updates as tourists bid to build momentum in Brisbane

The Lions grace one of the venues for the three Australia Tests as they take on a strong Super Rugby Pacific side

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5 h. ago Heathrow substation fire ‘caused by fault first identified seven years ago’

Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid as report finds incident that cut airport power was preventableBusiness live – latest updatesThe root cause of the substation fire that shut Heathrow airport in March was a preventable technical fault that National Grid had been aware of seven years ago but failed to fix properly, investigators have concluded.The final report by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) into the incident found said the fire that cut power to the airport, affecting more than 1,350 flights and almost 300,000 passengers, was “most likely” caused by moisture entering the insulation around wires sparking the electrical fault. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Australia bomb cyclone live: Flood emergency warnings issued as strong winds leave thousands without power

Areas near the Victorian border could also be impacted today

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8 h. ago Grim clue that everyone missed in jury's note to judge announcing partial verdict... and it spells doom for Diddy

The disgraced music mogul, 55, could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted of sex-trafficking and racketeering.

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